JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) COO Jennifer Piepszak Sells 4,273 Shares

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,273 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.85, for a total transaction of $1,153,069.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 54,469 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,698,459.65. The trade was a 7.27 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of JPM traded down $2.66 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $264.14. 12,436,076 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,345,084. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52 week low of $179.20 and a 52 week high of $280.25. The company has a market cap of $738.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.38, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $255.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $234.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.03 by $0.78. The firm had revenue of $42.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.90 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 20.96%. The company's revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.04 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 6th were paid a $1.25 dividend. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s payout ratio is 25.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of JPM. DDD Partners LLC lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 1,416 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,594 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $622,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC now owns 1,068 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $256,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the period. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,436 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Almanack Investment Partners LLC. raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 5,143 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,233,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.55% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JPM has been the subject of several research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $257.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $276.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $200.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $251.78.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. The firm offers a range of investment banking products and services in all capital markets, including advising on corporate strategy and structure, capital raising in equity and debt markets, risk management, market making in cash securities and derivative instruments, and brokerage and research.